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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and EN 1.4905 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.18 to 0.25